“How I Got my Wiggle Back”

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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), there are some 116 million people nationwide who suffer from chronic pain. Of these many millions of chronic pain sufferers most people would never guess that one of them is Anthony Field.

But behind the fun and the smiles is Anthony’s riveting story of how he beat the mysterious illnesses that threatened to end his career and life as he knew it. Anthony shares his remarkably inspiring journey in his new book, How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing.

Anthony Field is one of the founders and stars of The Wiggles, one of the top children’s entertainment groups of the last 20 years. Based in Sydney, Australia, he tours globally for most of the year. Greg Truman is an award-winning New York-based journalist and a cousin of Anthony Field.